Sunday 12 February 2017

Brunette beauties Thandie Newton, Emilia Clarke and Felicity Jones look incredible at pre-BAFTA party

Brunette beauties Emilia Clarke and Felicity Jones look incredible in contrasting LBDs as they lead the glamour at pre-BAFTA party

PUBLISHED: 23:05, 11 February 2017 | UPDATED: 00:46, 12 February 2017

They are currently at the top of their game in the movie world.

And British beauties Emilia Clarke and Felicity Jones proved they're leading the sartorial stakes too, as they took centre-stage at the pre-BAFTA party hosted by Charles Finch and Chanel at London's Annabel's on Saturday.

The Game Of Thrones star, 30, looked virtually unrecognisable with a blunt fringe cut as she rocked a metallic biker jacket, while Felicity, 33, opted for a classic LBD.

Stunners: British beauties Emilia Clarke (L) and Felicity Jones proved they're leading the sartorial stakes, as they took centre-stage at the pre-BAFTA party hosted by Charles Finch and Chanel at London's Annabel's on Saturday

Emilia looked worlds away from her usually lowkey red carpet appearances in the gold cropped jacket which she wore over a semi-sheer knitted maxidress.

Injecting even more sparkle to the look, the Me Before You star added some three-strap diamante-embellished mules.

Wearing her raven hair in a sleek bob, she highlighted her striking green eyes with lashings of mascara and an iridescent bronze shadow.

Unrecognisable: Emilia looked worlds away from her usually lowkey red carpet appearances in the gold cropped jacket which she wore over a semi-sheer knitted maxidress

Top of their game: The British stars rocked very different ensembles but looked equally chic no the night

Natural beauty: Styling her glossy tresses in a simple sleek cut, The Theory Of Everything actress plumped her pout with a rosy lipgloss and added a dewy flush to her cheeks

Cute couple: Felicity later cosied up to her commercial director boyfriend Charles Guard, who she has reportedly been dating for almost two years

Felicity, meanwhile, kept it demure in a textured A-line black dress, which she teamed with sheer polka-dot tights and black cross-strap courts.

Styling her glossy tresses in a simple sleek cut, The Theory Of Everything actress plumped her pout with a rosy lipgloss and added a dewy flush to her cheeks.

Looking every inch the angelic beauty, Felicity couldn't resist confessing to E! News about her less than innocent ways in the past.

Peek a boob! Thandie Newton stunned in a graphic-print halterneck gown at the party

Turning heads: The 44-year-old actress stunned in the plunging pleated number, which she teamed with a scarlet slick of lipstick

Keeping fashionable company: Amy Adams, Julia Stiles and Skins star Kaya Scodelario stunned in contrasting but equally chic ensembles

Leading ladies: Thandie and Julia certainly caught the eye, with one opting for colour while the other kept it monochrome

'When did I go rogue? Probably when I was growing up and I was a teenager. At times I was a bit of a rebellious teenager!' she proclaimed in December.

Felicity also previously spoke about her joy over young girls looking up to her character, Rebel Alliance fighter Jyn Erso - an abandoned child of war who must decide what she believes in as the world devolves into chaos.

She revealed to the Daily Mirror: 'I just feel it's a wonderful moment that young girls get to celebrate someone like Jyn just as they did with Daisy Ridley's Rey (in Star Wars: The Force Awakens).

'She is someone who has great humanity, she has an independent spirit and lives by her beliefs, and I think there's something wonderful about her for a young girl to admire,' she continued.

Loved up: Eddie Redmayne and Hannah Bagshawe, who have been an item since 2012, looked well-dressed for the occasion

Happy families: It's been quite a year for Eddie and Hannah, who welcomed their first child, daughter Iris Mary, into the world in June

Dazzling in white: The Fall star Gillian Anderson, 48, stunned in a sculpted white peplum dress with a dramatic neckline

Lovesd up: Sam Taylor-Wood, 49, and Aaron Johnson, 26, who share two children together, looked smitten as they cosied up at the party

The couple who dress together: Director Sam opted for a black A-line dress while Sam looked dapper in a matching suit

Meanwhile, glittery Hollywood musical La La Land will battle gritty British drama I, Daniel Blake for the top prize at the EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday.

Emily Blunt, Andrew Garfield and Hugh Grant are among the UK stars hoping to walk away with Bafta acting gongs.

La La Land, a whimsical love story about an aspiring actress and a jazz musician, leads the nominations with 11 and has already made Oscar history by landing more nods than any other musical.

Cute couple: Hugh Grant looked loved-up with his girlfriend Anna Elisabet Eberstein, who wore a skintight black minidress

Looking good: (From left) Actor Jeremy Irons looked dapper in a trilby, while Emily Mortimer posed with her husband of 14 years Alessandro Nivola

Eclectic mix: DJ Alice Dellal rocked a leather maxi skirt, while Jenny Bastet wore a tiered floral mini dress and fashion guru Caroline Sieber kept it chic in tweed

It will go head-to-head with Ken Loach's unflinching examination of life in the UK welfare system for the best film Bafta, after winning the coveted Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

Also vying for best film will be sci-fi movie Arrival, melancholy drama Manchester By The Sea and Moonlight, a coming of age story about a gay black man growing up in Miami.

Blunt has received a leading actress nod for her role in The Girl On The Train, while Garfield is nominated for leading actor for playing a US Army medic in Mel Gibson's film Hacksaw Ridge.